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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1936
Page
4
Raleigh county voters flocked to two large meetings in Beckley as Democratic governor candidates faced off in a heated primary. The writer notes name calling stirs interest but unlikely sways results, predicting no candidate has the nomination in hand and urging informed, independent voting across races from governor to district offices.
The article analyzes a 16 year building cycle, noting residential construction fell from 1925 to 1935 and then began rising again in 1935. It argues the upturn may continue for four to five years, predicting a sustained increase in building volume through the mid to late 1930s.
Mae Benedict known by many aliases has a long history of fake injuries across cities from New Jersey to California. She faked head wounds to gain hospital care and damage awards, deceiving doctors in nearly fifty hospitals. The Index Bureau System warns that she faces prison and that public vigilance will curb such fraud.
The article weighs a looming building cycle that may set national records yet notes persistent unemployment. It argues the revival could create work not only in construction but in related manufacturing, transport, clerical, and retail sectors. It references 1929 employment levels and contrasts shifts with modern technological impacts. It also touches on cultural notes about Soviet Russia and Siamese dress changes amid a broader East-West tension.
In Philadelphia a specialist notes the heart cannot feel pain, and a heart-balm seeker must plead acute indigestion. The Townsend collectors face criticism for selling a poverty guarantee for nickels and dimes, a price never offered cheaper.
A witty column traces the lei tossing myth from Hawaii to California as a tourist bureau ploy, recounts a Tunisia night-jar danger near Sfax, a desert- sands misadventure that left a man battered, and notes newspapers popular in New York’s immigrant outposts including Il Popolo d Italia and many European titles.
From San Francisco May 7 Associated Press reports nearly complete California results show an uninstructed Republican delegation leading Landon while Roosevelt’s slate dominates the Democratic race. In Topeka Landon voiced satisfaction and California supporters claimed a majority of delegates would back Landon at Cleveland.
Washington leaders of organized labor quietly plan a wage increase push in industry once the tax bill becomes law. They argue surpluses will be taxed and diverted to higher wages, not dividends, citing NRA-era wage trends and a 5 percent gain in productive power from 1934 to 1935. A list of 19 key industries, including aircraft, autos, steel, chemicals, and railroads, may bear the strongest potential for higher pay.
Hollywood reports Ida Lupino, age 20 or 19, not the publicity image but a thoughtful, religious young woman. She recalls growing up with Stanley Lupino, working odd jobs in England, surviving on five dollars weekly, and pursuing intellect and art. She writes poetry, hopes to act in The Light That Failed with Gary Cooper, and questions her calling while seeking meaningful performance over light comedy.
Rupert Joris marries Hope Devine on the rebound after Elinor Fleming dumps him over drinking. He first seeks an annulment and offers 85,000 to permit it. Friends urge the marriage will not last, but Rupert reverses, gives Hope the check, and orders her to stay. Dirk, Rupert’s younger brother, approves. Hope and Dirk met shortly before the hurried wedding.
Hope enjoys Sunday dinner with Dirk Rupert and Elinor's memory as they tour the Storm King region and the Joris tomb. Dirk reveals Dutch ancestral portraits and the history of the Joris house while Hope studies a wall of old volumes. Hope learns curious family history tomorrow.
Mrs Alvin T. Hert, long a vice chair of the Republican National Committee, is described as a dowager queen of the party. She led women’s clubs in 1924 and 1928, served as national committeewoman and Kentucky state vice-chairman, and now reduces her duties to offer advice on speeches and appointments, having inherited political interests and leadership in a family manufacturing firm from her husband.
A fragment notes that the Rose of Sharon still grows on the plain of Sharon along the Mediterranean and is now identified by botanists as tulip man tana and belongs to the lily family.
In St Louis on May 7 eleven defendants including The National Retail Credit Association The National Consumer Credit Reporting Corporation four credit reporting bureaus and five individuals pled guilty to criminal contempt of an anti trust injunction issued by United States District Judge Charles B Davis in 1933. Judge Davis imposed total fines of 4000 dollars with The Retail Credit Association The Credit Reporting Corporation and its manager Guy H Hulse fined 1000 dollars each The Merchants Cooperative Association of Wheeling West Virginia and its manager Frank B Speidel fined 150 and 100 dollars respectively. The defendants were charged with monopolistic trade practices forbidden by the consent decree terminating an anti trust case.
Stanford University has established a division of industrial relations to coordinate research, training, and outreach across departments. The new unit aims to strengthen ties between academia and industry, promote labor studies, and support policy discussions on workforce development.
Government charges allege the Retail Credit Association and most local credit reporting agencies violated injunctions by arranging exclusive territories and refusing to deal with non member agencies.
Examinations to determine pupils fitness to pass from elementary to high school will be held May 14 and 15 at the high schools they expect to attend. Buses will be provided to transfer pupils from homes or specific points to the centers where the diploma tests will be given.
An old style health ad urged cutting fat from meats and fats, eating lean proteins and fruits to gain youthfulness and vitality. It recommends a morning half teaspoon Kruschen Salts in hot water for a month, claiming no drastic cathartics and a guaranteed health improvement or money back.
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